Highest paid pianist

Highest paid pianist
Who
Wladziu Valentino Liberace
Where
United States (Madison Square Gardens,)
When
1954
Wladziu Valentino Liberace (1917 - 1987) earnt more than US$2million (then £716,845) for each 26 week season with a peak of $138,000 (then £49,285) for a single nights performance at Madison Square Gardens, New York City, USA in 1954. US$2 million in 1954 is equivalent to  US$15,784876 (£11,274,912) in 2001.